Day 126
February 29, 2012 Leap day!
LA Book: 1 page
Math: 2 pages
*History book today—lesson about building sod houses, used on the plains when
there were no logs to build with
Sophie’s Blog:
What is a “Leap Year”? Write a little rhyming poem about Leap Day!
A leap year’s quadrennial,
It adds in an extra day,
To catch up with the planets,
In Februaray!
A leap year has 29 days,
Instead of 28,
Which adds 366,
A lot of math to calculate!
Every year we have Daylight Savings,
This messes up the time,
So every four years,
We add an extra day,
And that doesn’t rhyme!
Alamo 6 x 6 using
Susanna of the Alamo by John Jakes
6 Vocabulary
1. Province: An administrative division or unit in a country
2. Dictator: A person exercising absolute power, especially
a ruler who has unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
3. Rebellion: open,
organized, and armed resistance over one’s government or ruler
4. Deguello: A bugle call meaning “to cut the throat” when
the Red Flag was raised by the Mexicans during the Alamo, they called out
Duguello to start the battle. “Show no mercy, Kill everyone”
5. Washington-on-the-Brazos: An unincorporated area along
the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas. It was founded when Texas was
still part of Mexico
6. “Remember the Alamo”: A saying that the Texans use to
remember the “Heroes” that fought in the Alamo
6 Sentences
1. The Americans that lived in Texas considered it the United
States province because they lived there but really, it was still Mexican land.
2. Santa Anna was the el Presidente of Mexico, he was a
dictator but the Texans did not truly believe that.
3. The Texans planned a rebellion on Santa Anna and the Mexican
army because they did not like the way Santa Anna was treating them.
4. All of Santa Anna’s bands were playing “Deguello”
together, so everyone could hear it above the gunfire.
5. On March 2, 1836 Texas Independence was declared at a
special convention.
6. “Remember the Alamo” is now a song written by Jane Bowers
and recorded by Johnny Cash explaining the battle.
6 Facts/ Details
1. William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were the leaders of the Texan
side during the Alamo
2. The Alamo was a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution with
a 13 day siege
3. Antonia de Lopez Santa Anna only wanted to kill the
soldiers, so he commanded the Woman, children, elderly, and slaves to leave the
Alamo so they wouldn’t be harmed but the Texans didn’t listen
4. All but two of the Americans died during the battle of
the Alamo. That counted 188 dead Texans and 1,600 dead Mexicans; however the
Americans still lost the battle
5. The Mexicans did not bury the dead soldiers; they burnt
all but a few of Mexican Ancestry, such as Santa Anna’s brother Esparza
6. The Battle of the Alamo was really short; it only lasted
a few hours but the Texas rebellion led by Sam Houston lasted only 18 minutes
6 Questions
1. What was the Alamo originally before the standoff and
battle made it into a fort? A: A mission or Church
2. What did Davy Crockett call his long rifle? What else did
he bring with him from Tennessee? A: Betsy- 12 men and a fiddle
3. How many days did the siege at the Alamo last? A: 13
4. How did Susanna Dickinson help the Republic of Texas? A:
She went back to Gonzalez to Warn the Texans of battle
5. Was Santa Anna a dictator or was he protecting his
country and his people? Or was it a little of both? A: He was a little of both,
Santa Anna was a dictator because he was el Presidente and he was protecting
his country and people because of that, and because he was a general
6. How many people
died in the battle for the Alamo? A: 1,788 people
6 People
1. General, el
Presidente, Santa Anna: The president of Mexico and General of their army. I
believe Santa Anna was a good person because he gave 13 days of warning for the
Texans to move because they were in his country. He also did not want to kill
anyone but the soldiers which was good
2. Davy Crockett: Former Congressman, King of the Wild Frontier, One of the leaders of the Texan army
during the Alamo
3. Jim Bowie: An adventurer who carried a hunting knife
named after him. He was supposed to command the Alamo but he got sick with pneumonia
so Crockett took his place
4. William B. Travis: A lawyer from Alabama and a strong
leader he shared command with Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett during the battle of
the Alamo
5. Susanna Dickinson: A Woman Defender of the Alamo who
fought for Texas with her husband, who died in battle, and her young daughter Angelina
6. General Sam Houston: Born 1793, A man with a hot temper,
he led the Texas rebellion against Santa Anna on March 6, 1836
6 Images
very interesting... since your great grandmother was a Texan and very proud of Texas history. She would have been excited to see how much you learned and she would have been proud of you for being fair about that history!
ReplyDeleteI bet most American would say that the United States won the battle of the Alamo...
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